April 2022 – Page 3 – William M. Briggs

Troy Redux, On The Shores Of Kiev — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Where there is no vision, the people perish. That scriptural saying is about to be tested -- again. We never tire of this exercise. It’s a spiritual DNA thing, evidently.…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Old & New Sacraments

Previous post. The old formalisms of the law have become transformed into the new law. THE DISTINCTION OF THE SACRAMENTS OF THE OLD AND THE NEW LAW 1 Next, this…

Culture

Will The Catholic Church Change After German Prelates Say Sodomy Justified By Love?

Even if you are not a believing Christian, and don't follow the inner workings of the Church, you must acknowledge the importance of both. A major tumult in Christian ranks,…

Statistics

Efforts At Officially Defining Scientific Disinformation Continue

Phrases like scientifically valid, the late great philosopher David Stove taught us, signal distress. A writer wants to say valid, a strength word, but somehow can't bring himself to this…

Statistics

Emergence Cannot Explain Intelligence — Planetary Or Otherwise

Let's have a look at the peer-reviewed paper "Intelligence as a planetary scale process" by Adam Frank, David Grinspsoon and Sara Walker, in the International Journal of Astrobiology. We might…

Philosophy

Transfallacies — Common Fallacies Used To Justify Transsexualism

I don't know why they had a special Day of Visibility for "transgenders". You can't miss men in dresses pretending to be women. They are visibility itself. Nevertheless, the Day…

Statistics

Science Says Global Warming To Cause More Heart Attacks At Night, But Only For Crazy Men 60-64.

With the waning of the coronadoom panic, and our elites unable to juice sufficient consternation over Russia, they will have to turn to other objects to monger their fear. Global…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: On The Necessity Of The Sacraments

Previous post. Given the Incarnation, crucifixion, and Resurrection happened, it follows the Church is required. ON THE NECESSITY OF THE SACRAMENTS 1 Since, however (as has already been said), the…

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spetzer86 on Sweet Wee Ps Say Sugar Makes You Lose Your MindAugust 13, 2026
Always fun watching the lectures.
JRob on Sweet Wee Ps Say Sugar Makes You Lose Your MindAugust 13, 2026
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Tars Tarkas on Sweet Wee Ps Say Sugar Makes You Lose Your MindAugust 13, 2026
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McChuck on Sweet Wee Ps Say Sugar Makes You Lose Your MindAugust 13, 2026
It's also not coincidental that the control group is, by the standards of the study, entirely younger than the test…